Vitalii Kuziutyn
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Ceiling fixer  ·  London

VitaliiKuziutyn

Twenty years fixing ceilings on London's commercial fit‑outs. Suspended grid, MF plasterboard, perforated metal tile and drylining. Currently on site at a £2bn banking headquarters refurbishment in Canary Wharf.

See the work Qualifications
Vitalii Kuziutyn
Experience
20 yrs
CSCS
Gold
IPAF
3a · 3b
Languages
Four

About me

I was born in Ukraine and came to England twenty years ago. I have worked in construction ever since, almost all of it on London sites, and almost all of it in ceilings.

I am self‑employed, taking contracts direct from main contractors and fit‑out firms. Most of what I do is high‑end commercial: office floors, reception spaces, lift lobbies and the kind of shaped, lit detail that has to be set out properly or it shows from the floor.

I hold a CSCS Gold card as an Occupational Work Supervisor, so I can run a gang as well as work on the tools, and an IPAF licence for mobile vertical and boom platforms.

I speak English, Ukrainian, Russian and Polish — which on a London site is less a nice‑to‑have than a way of getting a mixed gang pulling in the same direction.

What I fix

  • 01Suspended grid ceilingsExposed and concealed grid, mineral and metal tile
  • 02Perforated metal tileAcoustic systems, rafts, integrated linear lighting
  • 03MF plasterboard ceilingsFlat, stepped, curved bulkheads and shaped rafts
  • 04Drylining & partitionsMetal stud, boarding, shadow gaps, moisture‑resistant board
  • 05Setting outLaser levels, coordination with M&E above the line

Current

A major banking headquarters, Canary Wharf

A £2bn refurbishment, and one of the most closely watched fit‑outs in London. Suspended and MF ceilings across core office floors, reception and lift lobbies, working to finishes that get inspected from the floor rather than the drawing.

Vitalii Kuziutyn in full site PPE - hard hat, safety glasses, hi-vis vest, cut-resistant sleeves and gloves - standing on a finished office floor beneath a metal plank ceiling.
On site. A finished office floor, under metal plank ceilings and slot diffusers.

Selected work

Recent ceilings

Photographs from a live commercial fit‑out in Canary Wharf. Some are finished detail, some are the work part‑way through — grid going in, services coordinated above the line, bulkheads set out and boarded.

Metal raft, lift lobby. Perforated tile with an integrated LED perimeter.
Circular rafts. Setting a round light fitting into perforated metal, working off the steps.
Curved bulkhead. Set out with a laser before boarding.
Perforated grid ceiling. Office floor, one tile out to the services above.
Boarding a curve. Cut and fixed to the radius, shadow gap held true.
MF ceiling. Slot diffusers and downlights set into the plane.
Corridor. Cove lighting run tight to the panel line.
Office floor plate. Grid and MF ceilings going in across the whole level.
Above the line. Bulkhead framed and boarded around ductwork and containment.

Client names are withheld. Photographs are of the ceiling and finishing work only.

Cards & tickets

Qualifications

All current. Physical cards available on request, and the CSCS card can be verified electronically via Smart Check.

Construction Skills Certification Scheme

CSCS Gold Card

Occupational Work Supervisor — Level 3 NVQ Diploma. A supervisory card, not an operative one: qualified to run a gang on site as well as work on the tools.

Level
NVQ Level 3
Valid to
April 2028
Current

International Powered Access Federation

IPAF PAL Card

Powered Access Licence for categories 3a (mobile vertical) and 3b (mobile boom) — scissor lifts and cherry pickers, which is most overhead work above a couple of metres.

Categories
3a · 3b
Valid to
June 2029
Current

CITB · Site Safety Plus

SSSTS

Site Supervision Safety Training Scheme, for the construction and civil engineering industries. The standard supervisor safety ticket, and the one main contractors ask for alongside a Gold card.

Scheme
Site Safety Plus
Status
In date
Current

Languages

  • EN  English
  • UK  Ukrainian
  • RU  Russian
  • PL  Polish

Fluent in all four. On a mixed London gang that tends to matter more than it looks on paper.

Availability

Available for contract work

London and the South East. Self‑employed, own tools, own transport, cards current.

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